ERIC Number: EJ888040
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0175
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Students' Divergent Thinking and Teachers' Ratings of Creativity: Does Gender Play a Role?
Kousoulas, Fotis; Mega, Georgia
Journal of Creative Behavior, v43 n3 p209-222 2009
The differences between genders regarding the properties of divergent thinking and teachers' ratings of students' creativity are the issue of the present research. Data gathered from three previous experimental studies in Greek primary school students (N total = 228) was used for this purpose. In these studies, divergent thinking tasks were assigned to students and teachers' ratings were collected. The results showed that there were indeed differences in performance--except in the subscale of originality--in favor of girls who were more likely to perform better when they had a male teacher. Teachers' ratings of creativity were not related to students' gender but to teachers' gender. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Gender Differences, Role, Thinking Skills, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Scores, Student Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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